The Veteran's claim for service connection for rectal cancer with bladder invasion (claimed as colon and bladder cancer) has been reopened, and the claim is granted.,Service connection is granted for depressive disorder (claimed as anxiety/depression).
The deciding factor: The March 2018 opinion of Dr. C.D.R. established a link between the Veteran's rectal cancer with bladder invasion and herbicide exposure, which was presumed in his service.,Dr. H.H.G.'s evaluation indicated that the Veteran’s depressive disorder is secondary to his now service-connected rectal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"rectal cancer with bladder invasion","claimed_condition_names":["colon and bladder cancer"]}, {"condition_name":"depressive disorder","claimed_condition_names":["anxiety/depression"]}, {"condition_name":"tinnitus"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146742
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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